Description : Occult macular dystrophy is characterized by progressive decline of visual acuity
in both eyes, associated with a normal fundus and normal fluorescein angiography.
Patients have normal full-field electroretinograms (ERGs) but severely reduced focal
macular ERGs, as recorded by conventional techniques using small stimuli under background
illumination. OCMD patients are believed to have localized retinal dysfunction distal
to the ganglion cells in the central retina (summary by Piao et al., 2000).;
Inheritance : Autosomal dominant;
Molecular basis : Caused by mutation in the RP1-like protein 1 gene (RP1L1, 608581.0001);